Great collaboration guys! I really enjoy both channels. Thank you. Real men bow-hunt public land!!! (although, If I ever score some private land, I'd be there in a heartbeat :-)
I grew up hunting public, some of the most heavily hunted stuff in the state of WI. Then my grandfather purchased 168 acres in one of the better counties you can hunt...for numbers and better bucks. There are pro's and con's to both, but if you learn to kill on public, good private land is cake. Good private is private where your neighbors don't sit on fence lines or shoot mom and her two fawns during gun season. Good private is hard to find in Wisconsin but it is nice to know you can go out to a stand and no one is setup w in 40 yards of you. I wouldn't say "real men" hunt public, but I'd say if you've been successful on public you know deer and you can read the land. Now take that to private and you'll kill shit. The con's of private, if you only have a 40-80-100 acres, that's it bro. No walking and scouting new areas, you are kind of stuck. Plus if you have knobs for neighbors, it almost becomes more of a situation called "protecting the deer from them" than hunting deer. it's sad but true and you get sucked into it. It happens easily when you spend a ton of time out there doing food plots, planting trees and trying to improve the land. Then your sap neighbors with 20 acres do nothing all year, then hunt 4 guys with a rifle and when they are filled up, they bring neighbors. So private land is great, but there are some situations where private really sucks.
Tip number 4 is funny! That will never get you anywhere other than be in the wrong spot! Every hunter knows especially on public land " Loose Lips Sink Ships"!
I ran into 3 different hunters after going a few miles deep into the woods last year. Hunting public where I live has gotten insane, and nearly impossible, in the past few years. We have out of season hunters, road hunters, and deer drivers that make locating a spot and having an undisturbed hunt impossible. Wild hogs have recently showed up around here too. So not only will you have to worry about them competing with deer for food sources, but you also have to worry about being attacked, especially if you enter/exit the woods at night. Hunting has been giving me more stress than fun for the past 8 years or so.. I'm a 25 year old from NE Oklahoma.
Tip # 0+1= have the game and fish to open all gates on wildlife management areas,, and national Forrest, through hunting season. In doing that it disburse hunters, so they are not hunting the same places. Also it allows more of our public land to hunt. Simply because we have access to more acreage. By allowing us to use the roads to drive on it allows use to disburse more from one another. By keeping gates locked thousands of acres will never be hunted. Because one can only walk so far before the deer are back in bedding areas. Each hunter ends up in the same place. By keeping the gates locked. Thus putting discomfort on young hunters trying to get in the sport. They don't want to walk miles and miles just to not be successful. Ask the game and fish to open up all gates to hunters during hunting season. Is the best tip you will ever get. From me Paul Blackburn. - Bowhunter
+Massimiliano Greco I may make an entire video on this subject. But in a nutshell, I believe that eliminating 100% of human scent in the woods is all but impossible; however, reducing scent intensity could allow you to be perceived as less of an immediate threat. And ultimately the deer will decide if it wamts to bolt or hang around. In the past I've done all of my hunting with either no scent control or scent killer type sprays before walking out. This year I'm trying a short ozone exposure on some garments, along with the sprays prior to heading out. It's hardly any more work than I was doing before. Also, I'm using a merino wool balaclava covering the mouth. Regardless of any scent control I'm employing, I still hunt the wind and pray for the best when a deer comes unexpectedly downwind, or the wind swirls at the worst time.
+Massimiliano Greco I may make an entire video on this subject. But in a nutshell, I believe that eliminating 100% of human scent in the woods is all but impossible; however, reducing scent intensity could allow you to be perceived as less of an immediate threat. And ultimately the deer will decide if it wamts to bolt or hang around. In the past I've done all of my hunting with either no scent control or scent killer type sprays before walking out. This year I'm trying a short ozone exposure on some garments, along with the sprays prior to heading out. It's hardly any more work than I was doing before. Also, I'm using a merino wool balaclava covering the mouth. Regardless of any scent control I'm employing, I still hunt the wind and pray for the best when a deer comes unexpectedly downwind, or the wind swirls at the worst time.
Thank you for replying to my massage that quickly, this year will be my third year going Hunting learning all I know so far by watching UA-cam videos like yours and Sean's that I've been following for the past few years and reading Books, but haven't had any success yet. That's why I was wondering about this Scent Killer products, I will give it a try with covering my mouth too, I'll be looking forward on the video about this subject...Thank you again
State government is responsible for license/tag costs, season dates, and bag limits, along with general definitions that apply to everyone. Some states it's as simple as buying a license online and hitting the woods. Others require lottery-› license+tag+outdoor card, etc. Then, if you're hunting public land, there will be site-specific restrictions on vehicle travel (most are non-motorized), how long you can leave stands up, protection against forest damage, and types of shot that can be used. I'm kind of strange in that I like the places with more rules, because they give you a better chance to get an advantage by outworking other hunters.
DIY Sportsman i see, so pretty much consistent across north america...no more heading out with your dad on a whim. I suppose its for the best, but at times it does seem like a bit of a cash grab keep up the great videos!
Thanks for the information. Is their any type/brand of GPS that you suggest or anyone else reading this suggest? Although i have an Iphone i would really like to purchase a GPS specifically for hunting. Thanks for your time and all feedback is welcome.
+Cam L I don't have anything bad to say about my Garmin 62s. That being said, if you want to hunt with groups of guys, models with the ability to see everyone's location, like the Rino or others, would be a great benefit.
I had a nice little honey hole, until some one saw me dragging a big buck out. I should have been more secretive about removing that buck out of there, not that I was intentionally advertising it. The following two years, the spot has received pressure and hasn't been the same since.
+K Kemkes The toughest scenario is when you shoot a deer with fresh snow on the ground. Anyone could follow the drag marks to the gut pile, and then follow your tracks and the blood trail to the tree, and see where the deer was coming from when you shot.
I had just found a new spot behind a field beside a rural paved road a few days ago. The very first morning that I went there, I immediately saw a shooter buck staring at me crossing the field at about 100 yards away. I dropped down, and the started walking fast in my direction. I got lower in the grass when he was at about 60 yards, but he gave me the slip and went down the hill behind the field. The whole time, there were occasional vehicles passing by. I saw more deer there over the past few days. But today while I was making my way back to the truck through the field, a truck drove by. The guy had his window down and was pointing at me as he passed by. Makes me sick because now I know hunters are going to be crawling in there soon, and I just found the place.
I hunt public land here in W. Michigan, a spot i hunted for a few years had zero pressure from other hunters during bow season! Id been seeing a monster 10 point every evening just at dusk but just out of bow range About 3 days left of archery before fire arm season opener and i am surprised to find a guy in my stand and another in my nephews stand, So opening morning of firearm i got to the woods early to find the guy in my stand so i sat my butt on the ground about 100 yards away on a little ridge only to hear a shot fired before legal hunting light. Later that morning driving out of the two track i seen the tree stand squater loading the buck that i spent countless hours a whole season trying to patern his movements to get the shot.. Needless to say i didnt fill my tags that year ans no longer hunt that area..
+Butterdog 01 The best places to start looking is the state DNR websites and county websites. They'll often have descriptions and even maps with boundaries and parking areas. Also, there's an app called OnX Hunt which is a paid subscription that highlights all of the public and private boundaries when looking at an aerial or topo map on your phone or computer.
You want to get a good spot for hunting in a new area...... Go to a diner and ask the women. They will tell you where their husbands and boyfriends get all their deer, public and private land. My buddy did this in Montana and low and behold a landowner was sitting at a table fairly close - we hunted there for 2 years in a row and we were able to take 5 antelope in 2 years. My buddy offered him 2 free 5 day stays at his cabin for excellent MN fishing. Great trade.
Get out in the woods and scout for yourself. Hunters are to lazy to scout. They have to use trail cameras to locate deer. In Arkansas, hunters couldn't use electronics to hunt deer. Now every body that hunts, - in Arkansas, just about uses them, and the game and fish turns a blind eye. use electronic cameras to hunt deer; 24 / 7. Is un ethical ! Arkansas game and fish, what do y'all think about this.
Dude do another one of these. Your knowledge has sky rocketed since
Thanks for the tips I’m going to apply these tips to some public conservancy land that’s open to hunting
Love both of your channels!
This collaboration is awesome! Looking forward to more tips! Thanks for the quality content Gentlemen!
Great video guys, been having a blast scouting and making videos. Keep the videos coming!
Like I mentioned on Sean's channel, Thank you for your great videos I been learning allot from both of you.
Great collaboration guys! I really enjoy both channels. Thank you.
Real men bow-hunt public land!!! (although, If I ever score some private land, I'd be there in a heartbeat :-)
I grew up hunting public, some of the most heavily hunted stuff in the state of WI. Then my grandfather purchased 168 acres in one of the better counties you can hunt...for numbers and better bucks. There are pro's and con's to both, but if you learn to kill on public, good private land is cake. Good private is private where your neighbors don't sit on fence lines or shoot mom and her two fawns during gun season. Good private is hard to find in Wisconsin but it is nice to know you can go out to a stand and no one is setup w in 40 yards of you. I wouldn't say "real men" hunt public, but I'd say if you've been successful on public you know deer and you can read the land. Now take that to private and you'll kill shit. The con's of private, if you only have a 40-80-100 acres, that's it bro. No walking and scouting new areas, you are kind of stuck. Plus if you have knobs for neighbors, it almost becomes more of a situation called "protecting the deer from them" than hunting deer. it's sad but true and you get sucked into it. It happens easily when you spend a ton of time out there doing food plots, planting trees and trying to improve the land. Then your sap neighbors with 20 acres do nothing all year, then hunt 4 guys with a rifle and when they are filled up, they bring neighbors. So private land is great, but there are some situations where private really sucks.
You nailed it. Like Fred Bear said...Hunt where the game is....
Tip number 4 is funny! That will never get you anywhere other than be in the wrong spot! Every hunter knows especially on public land " Loose Lips Sink Ships"!
Awesome videos guys! Both of you rock YT with info. Cant wait for opening archery this year.
I ran into 3 different hunters after going a few miles deep into the woods last year. Hunting public where I live has gotten insane, and nearly impossible, in the past few years. We have out of season hunters, road hunters, and deer drivers that make locating a spot and having an undisturbed hunt impossible. Wild hogs have recently showed up around here too. So not only will you have to worry about them competing with deer for food sources, but you also have to worry about being attacked, especially if you enter/exit the woods at night. Hunting has been giving me more stress than fun for the past 8 years or so..
I'm a 25 year old from NE Oklahoma.
Hogs starting to populate Ouachita national forest in Arkansas. My dad killed a big one this year there.
@@DEBoutdoors I'm not sure where Ouachita is. But I've always heard of hogs being in Arkansas years before we started seeing them here in Oklahoma.
@@Gutslinger Ouachita mountains are in southeastern Oklahoma and western Arkansas but the National Forest is more west central part of Arkansas.
Tip # 0+1= have the game and fish to open all gates on wildlife management areas,, and national Forrest, through hunting season. In doing that it disburse hunters, so they are not hunting the same places. Also it allows more of our public land to hunt. Simply because we have access to more acreage. By allowing us to use the roads to drive on it allows use to disburse more from one another. By keeping gates locked thousands of acres will never be hunted. Because one can only walk so far before the deer are back in bedding areas. Each hunter ends up in the same place. By keeping the gates locked. Thus putting discomfort on young hunters trying to get in the sport. They don't want to walk miles and miles just to not be successful. Ask the game and fish to open up all gates to hunters during hunting season. Is the best tip you will ever get. From me Paul Blackburn. - Bowhunter
Sweet work on the team up. Great tips too!
nice info my guy
Just subscribed to your channel. Some great videos and tips.
Good gps practice? Geocaching. You will learn that gps menus and how the use it very well.
awsum and knowledgable yt. please keep doing awsum job
Hi how are you doing, what's your thought on Scent Killer product? And what do you do to cover your scent when you go Deer Hunting?
+Massimiliano Greco I may make an entire video on this subject. But in a nutshell, I believe that eliminating 100% of human scent in the woods is all but impossible; however, reducing scent intensity could allow you to be perceived as less of an immediate threat. And ultimately the deer will decide if it wamts to bolt or hang around. In the past I've done all of my hunting with either no scent control or scent killer type sprays before walking out. This year I'm trying a short ozone exposure on some garments, along with the sprays prior to heading out. It's hardly any more work than I was doing before. Also, I'm using a merino wool balaclava covering the mouth. Regardless of any scent control I'm employing, I still hunt the wind and pray for the best when a deer comes unexpectedly downwind, or the wind swirls at the worst time.
+Massimiliano Greco I may make an entire video on this subject. But in a nutshell, I believe that eliminating 100% of human scent in the woods is all but impossible; however, reducing scent intensity could allow you to be perceived as less of an immediate threat. And ultimately the deer will decide if it wamts to bolt or hang around. In the past I've done all of my hunting with either no scent control or scent killer type sprays before walking out. This year I'm trying a short ozone exposure on some garments, along with the sprays prior to heading out. It's hardly any more work than I was doing before. Also, I'm using a merino wool balaclava covering the mouth. Regardless of any scent control I'm employing, I still hunt the wind and pray for the best when a deer comes unexpectedly downwind, or the wind swirls at the worst time.
Thank you for replying to my massage that quickly, this year will be my third year going Hunting learning all I know so far by watching UA-cam videos like yours and Sean's that I've been following for the past few years and reading Books, but haven't had any success yet. That's why I was wondering about this Scent Killer products, I will give it a try with covering my mouth too, I'll be looking forward on the video about this subject...Thank you again
hey can you give me some tips on how to read the maps and how to access the woods without running into deer
Any links to some good hunting forums?
hey sean what type of gps was that ?
how regulated is hunting in the good ol' US of A? I'm in Canada and it can be a bit of a pita.
great tips btw
State government is responsible for license/tag costs, season dates, and bag limits, along with general definitions that apply to everyone. Some states it's as simple as buying a license online and hitting the woods. Others require lottery-› license+tag+outdoor card, etc. Then, if you're hunting public land, there will be site-specific restrictions on vehicle travel (most are non-motorized), how long you can leave stands up, protection against forest damage, and types of shot that can be used. I'm kind of strange in that I like the places with more rules, because they give you a better chance to get an advantage by outworking other hunters.
DIY Sportsman i see, so pretty much consistent across north america...no more heading out with your dad on a whim. I suppose its for the best, but at times it does seem like a bit of a cash grab
keep up the great videos!
Love your vids...Do you have any suggestions to good hunting forums I can join?...Thanks keep up the good work!
+Rdizzy36 The one's I'm normally on are thehuntingbeast.com, saddlehunter.com, rokslide.com, tradgang.com, and tradtalk.com.
DIY Sportsman ...thanks!
Thanks for the information. Is their any type/brand of GPS that you suggest or anyone else reading this suggest? Although i have an Iphone i would really like to purchase a GPS specifically for hunting. Thanks for your time and all feedback is welcome.
+Cam L I don't have anything bad to say about my Garmin 62s. That being said, if you want to hunt with groups of guys, models with the ability to see everyone's location, like the Rino or others, would be a great benefit.
Can you call in deer when there pressured
You can if you happen to find one in the right mood but it's pretty challenging. Often I dont even bring calls along.
@@DIYSportsman thank you
I had a nice little honey hole, until some one saw me dragging a big buck out. I should have been more secretive about removing that buck out of there, not that I was intentionally advertising it. The following two years, the spot has received pressure and hasn't been the same since.
+K Kemkes The toughest scenario is when you shoot a deer with fresh snow on the ground. Anyone could follow the drag marks to the gut pile, and then follow your tracks and the blood trail to the tree, and see where the deer was coming from when you shot.
That's happened with me and my dad a lot. Our spots always get taken over by other hunters a year or two after we find them. It's quite frustrating.
Thanks for the reminder
I had just found a new spot behind a field beside a rural paved road a few days ago. The very first morning that I went there, I immediately saw a shooter buck staring at me crossing the field at about 100 yards away. I dropped down, and the started walking fast in my direction. I got lower in the grass when he was at about 60 yards, but he gave me the slip and went down the hill behind the field. The whole time, there were occasional vehicles passing by. I saw more deer there over the past few days. But today while I was making my way back to the truck through the field, a truck drove by. The guy had his window down and was pointing at me as he passed by. Makes me sick because now I know hunters are going to be crawling in there soon, and I just found the place.
I hunt public land here in W. Michigan, a spot i hunted for a few years had zero pressure from other hunters during bow season! Id been seeing a monster 10 point every evening just at dusk but just out of bow range About 3 days left of archery before fire arm season opener and i am surprised to find a guy in my stand and another in my nephews stand, So opening morning of firearm i got to the woods early to find the guy in my stand so i sat my butt on the ground about 100 yards away on a little ridge only to hear a shot fired before legal hunting light. Later that morning driving out of the two track i seen the tree stand squater loading the buck that i spent countless hours a whole season trying to patern his movements to get the shot.. Needless to say i didnt fill my tags that year ans no longer hunt that area..
How do you find public land
+Butterdog 01 The best places to start looking is the state DNR websites and county websites. They'll often have descriptions and even maps with boundaries and parking areas. Also, there's an app called OnX Hunt which is a paid subscription that highlights all of the public and private boundaries when looking at an aerial or topo map on your phone or computer.
cool!!great common sense tips! thanx men!HUNT TO LIVE!!!
You want to get a good spot for hunting in a new area...... Go to a diner and ask the women. They will tell you where their husbands and boyfriends get all their deer, public and private land. My buddy did this in Montana and low and behold a landowner was sitting at a table fairly close - we hunted there for 2 years in a row and we were able to take 5 antelope in 2 years. My buddy offered him 2 free 5 day stays at his cabin for excellent MN fishing. Great trade.
Get out in the woods and scout for yourself. Hunters are to lazy to scout. They have to use trail cameras to locate deer. In Arkansas, hunters couldn't use electronics to hunt deer. Now every body that hunts, - in Arkansas, just about uses them, and the game and fish turns a blind eye. use electronic cameras to hunt deer; 24 / 7. Is un ethical ! Arkansas game and fish, what do y'all think about this.
Anyone sitting in a restruant, and is not hunting, I don't think they do enough hunting to give me tips.